Europe's Largest Die Forging Press: Details of the New 30,000 ton Hydraulic Press Installed by Otto Fuchs KG, Metallwerke, at their Meinerzhagen Plant for the Production of Large High‐Quality Forgings in Aluminium, Magnesium, Titanium and Steel

CURRENTLY working up to its maximum production capacity in West Germany is a die forging press which is unique by any standard. This 30,000‐ton hydraulic press represents a major extension to the range of mechanical and hydraulic presses now being operated by Otto Fuchs, Metallwerke, of Meinerzhagen, West‐phalia—one of Europe's leading manufacturers of forgings and extrusions in non‐ferrous metals. Not only is this new press the largest in Europe but it is also the most powerful single‐cylinder die forging press in the world. Intended primarily for the production of forged aluminium parts for aeronautical applications and transport generally, the press offers designers throughout Europe the opportunity to design components of extremely large size and unusual shape which will possess superior strength characteristics resulting from the close control of grain flow which can be accomplished on this huge press. Apart from aluminium, it is anticipated that large forgings in magnesium, titanium and steel will also be produced on the 30,000‐ton press.